ALL CHANGE AT THE TOP AS ALFRETON REACH SUMMIT

IAN PEACOCK ... clip into the middle pocket completed the whitewash for BOLEHILL No 2

IT WAS SWINGS and roundabouts at the top of the Harriots Sweet Chariot Event Planning League as two matches involving challenging teams with close frames had contrasting outcomes leaving Belper Strutt Club and Alfreton Palmer Morewood level at the top of the table with two games remaining.
Both teams have the same number of wins but Alfreton hold the deciding advantage from head to head meetings if the situation remains unchanged.

Erstwhile leaders Bolehill No 1 came unstuck at the hands of their own No 2 team who avenged a recent 4-0 defeat in the Six Red cup final in emphatic fashion with a complete reversal in fortunes.
Mark Sayer scored a fine 62-21 win in the opener and despite all the remaining frames being decided on pink or black, they all went the way of the No 2 outfit with Ian Peacock finishing the job with a fine cut in the middle pocket for the whitewash.

There were also four frames decided on the last two balls at Matlock Club, but this time Alfreton Palmer Morewood took maximum points to power to the top of the table.
Simon Mayes edged the opener on the black while Kevin Rowland kept up the pressure for the title of player with most wins with his 14th victory in 17 outings.

Belper Strutt Club remained on terms thanks to a 3-2 verdict over Matlock Golf Club. Graham Jones had the visitors ahead but Paul Jarrett and Steve Bullock took each of their singles and doubles frames to ensure victory.

In the battle of the Edgefold teams, the No 1 cuemen triumphed 3-2 with Rob Muxlow (two 25 breaks earning him the Viva Restaurant weekly accolade) in fine form while Tom Chambers top scored for the vanquished to earn himself Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week.

League week 19 results: Bolehill Institute No 2 5, Bolehill Institute No 1 0; Matlock Club 0, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 5; Edgefold Matlock No 1 3, Edgefold Matlock No 2 2.
Breaks: R Muxlow 25,25.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Alfreton P Morewood       19     12       7      55
Belper Strutt Club           19      12       7      55
Bolehill Institute No 1      19      12       7      53
Edgefold Matlock No 1    19      11       8      52
Bolehill Institute No 2      19        9      10     45
Edgefold Matlock No 2    19       7      12      45
Matlock Golf Club            20       8      12      44
Matlock Club                   20        6      14     36
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 15/17; K Rowland 14/17; I Birks & A Russell 12/18.

MARK IS POETRY IN MOTION FOR NARROW LEADERS

MARK GWYNNE-JONES ... a the top of his game for BOLEHILL No 1

ITS TIGHT at the top of the Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League with just four points covering the top four teams going into the remaining three weeks of the fixture list.
Bolehill No 1 entertained Belper Strutt Club in this weeks big clash and the hosts engineered a 3-2 victory to edge a point ahead at the summit.
Mark Gwynne-Jones was in stupendous form in the opener, notching two runs of 24 and proving unstoppable around the black spot as he stormed to a 74-2 margin success, in the process becoming the Mick Hodgkinson Transport player of the week.
Ricki Slack increased this shortly afterwards as he clipped home a thin black from range to edge a tight battle with the league's No 1 ranked player Ben Monk 58-45.
Paul Jarrett cut the deficit to just one with a fine potting display but Ian Birks made the game safe by inflicting the first defeat of the season on Justin Weller 58-46.
The concluding doubles went to the final black for what could still be a pivotal point and it was Jarrett again who made no mistake with a fine long pot to reduce the arrears with partner Steve Bullock, earning a 50-49 verdict.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood and Edgefold No 1 each kept up the pressure just below with impressive 4-1 scorelines.
Andrew Beardsley (38) took the Viva Restaurant top weekly break accolade to set the Amber Valley cuemen rolling and only Ian Peacock could offer any resistance for opponents Bolehill No 2.

The Edge Road outfit had a fine win to end Matlock Golf Club's recent resurgence, with Andy Russell (31 break) as usual proving difficult to hold while Nick Kay (run of 25) was best of the home team.

Elsewhere, Rob Dicken continues to lead the race for most wins as he was on target during Edgefold No 2's 4-1 success over Matlock Club. Keith Manlove and Mick Mackfall thwarted the whitewash in the doubles leg.

Edgefold No 1 team mates Andy Russell and Rob Muxlow will contest the individual handicap final as they both earned 3-1 wins in the semis.

League week 18 results: Bolehill Institute No 1 3, Belper Strutt Club 2; Alfreton Palmer Morewood 4, Bolehill Institute No 2 1; Matlock Golf Club 1, Edgefold Matlock No 1 4; Edgefold Matlock No 2 4, Matlock Club 1.
Individual Handicap semi finals: Rob Muxlow 3, Steve Bullock 1; Keith Manlove 1, Andy Russell 3.
Breaks: A Beardsley 38; A Russell 31,29; N Kay 25; M Gwynne-Jones 24,24; S Mayes 22,20; T Chambers 20.

Harriotts Sweet Chariot Event Planning Snooker League
                                         P      W      L      Pts
Bolehill Institute No 1      18      12       6      53
Belper Strutt Club           18      11       7      52
Alfreton P Morewood       18     11       7      50
Edgefold Matlock No 1    18      10       8      49
Edgefold Matlock No 2    18       7      11      43
Matlock Golf Club            19       8      11      42
Bolehill Institute No 2      18        8      10     40
Matlock Club                   19        6      13     36
Leading breaks: B Monk 55; R Ferguson 49.
Leading wins: R Dicken 14/16; K Rowland 13/16; I Birks & A Russell 12/17.

BOLEHILL No 2 IN LINE FOR A QUICK SALVAGE MISSION

STEVE BULLOCK and MARK NEWBY ... hat-trick of successive pairs finals

BOLEHILL No 2, defeated in the six red cup final last week, quickly set up another opportunity of salvaging some silverware as they saw off Edgefold No 2 300-268 in the semi final of the Captains Cup team aggregate competition.
Mark Sayer gained a memorable win over hot to trot Rob Dicken in the opener before Ian Paecock increased the advantage.
Josh Lee put the hosts right back in the contest as he amassed a massive haul of 122 points but captain Mick Bunting restored the Bolehill advantage and that saw them over the line despite the efforts of Dicken and Lee in the concluding doubles leg.

Alfreton Palmer Morewood will be the final opposition, as they defeated Belper Strutt Club courtesy of a sterling team performance, 337-154.

Meanwhile, the Jimmy Harper Plate semi finals saw wins for Edgefold No 1, who held on by nine points on the final black 275-266 against Bolehill No 1 after taking a 51 points advantage from the opening two frames.
Rob Muxlow was one of the victors, and also took the final black after Mark Gwynne Jones and Ian Birks had almost pulled it out of the fire.

Matlock Golf Club defeated Matlock Club 359-273 with Ian McKay notching three breaks of 20+ en route to amassing 95 points while Keith Manlove and Graham Jones (30 break) enjoyed a high scoring encounter which went to the home captain 92-84.

Steve Bullock and Mark Newby reached the final of the Denis Morton Pairs Handicap Trophy for the third successive season and will be hoping to go one better than their runners-up spot of the last two years after they accounted for Neil Parkinson and Rob Muxlow 3-1.

Captains Cup (Team Aggregate) Semi Finals: Edgefold Matlock No 2 268, Bolehill Institute No 2 300; Belper Strutt Club 154, Alfreton Palmer Morewood 337.
Jimmy Harper Plate (Team Aggregate) Semi Finals: Bolehill Institute No 1 266, Edgefold Matlock No 1 275; Matlock Club 273, Matlock Golf Club 359.
Denis Morton Pairs Handicap Semi Final: Neil Parkinson / Rob Muxlow 1, Steve Bullock / Mark Newby 3.
Breaks: G Jones 30; I Peacock 28; I McKay 21,21,20; M Bunting 21.